US banks bailout- Mark Gregory, BBC

massive injection
provision of a very large sum of money - besar-besar2ran- banyak sekali-



massive
adjectivevery large in size, amount or number:

......They've got a massive house.
........She died after taking a massive overdose of drugs.
.........If the drought continues, deaths will occur on a massive scale.


massively
adverb
.......The film is a massively (= very) ambitious project.


injection
noun [C or U] - suntikan modal - ceramah yang menarik dengan penyelitan jenaka

.....A cash injection of £20 million will be used to improve the health service.
.....an injection of humour/excitemen

signifies
means

signify
(MEAN) verb [T] FORMAL to be a sign of something; to mean: - menandakan - menunjukkan

.....Nobody really knows what the marks on the ancient stones signify.
.......[+ that] The number 30 on a road sign signifies that the speed limit is 30 miles an hour.
......He wears a red ribbon to signify his concern about the AIDS epidemic and its victims.

facing
experienced by

face - verb

1 - If you face a problem, or a problem faces you, you have to deal with it:This is one of the many problems faced by working mothers.

......Passengers could face long delays.
.....You're faced with a very difficult choice there.


2- to accept that something unpleasant is true and start to deal with the situation:

.......I think Phil has to face the fact that she no longer loves him.
.....We have to face facts here - we simply don't have enough money.
......He's dying but he refuses to face the truth.


3- can't face sth/doing sth
to not want to do or deal with something unpleasant:

....I can't face walking up all those steps again.
......I know I've got to tell her but I can't face it.



far from over
very unlikely to be resolved soon


far from sth
certainly not something: bukannya - bukannya menghalang kamu-dia bukannya sihat

.....The situation is far from clear.

over
(FINISHED)
adjective [after verb](especially of an event) completed:
......I'll be glad when the competition is over.
.......I used to have a thriving business and a happy marriage, but that's all over now (= finished).


extra
more, additional [adj]

......If you need any extra help, just call me.
.......Recently he's been working an extra two hours a day.
..........The price includes travel and accommodation but meals are extra (= there is an additional charge for meals).


extra
adverb- more:

.....They pay her extra to work nights.
.......We agreed on a price but afterwards they wanted £10 extra.
.......I worked extra hard (= more than usual) on that essay.



severe debt problems
the inability to pay back the money owed which has turned out to be very serious and even dangerous -sangat teruk - parah - kuat -

severe (VERY SERIOUS)
adjective
1- causing very great pain, difficulty, anxiety, damage, etc.; very serious:

......a severe chest infection/a severe leg injury/severe toothache
........This is a school for children with severe learning difficulties.
.......In parts of Africa there is a severe food/water shortage.
.......There is expected to be a severe frost tonight.
.......Severe cutbacks in public spending have been announced.
.......This will be a severe test of our strength.



debt
noun [C or U]something, especially money, which is owed to someone else, or the state of owing something:

......He managed to pay off his debts in two years.
.......The firm ran up huge debts.
......They are in debt to (= owe money to) the bank.
.......He ran/got into debt (= borrowed money) after he lost his job. - mula berhutang - meminjam
.....The company is deep in debt (= owes a lot of money).


in a further sign of the times
as another confirmation that current problems exist
- menjadi perkara biasa sekarang

......Young people are so rude these days. It's a sign of the times.

further (EXTRA)
adjective, adverb - selanjutnya - kemudian -kelak- tambahan - pertanyaan selanjutnya - sehingga diberitahu kelak

1- more or additional:
......Have you anything further to add?
......If you have any further problems do let me know.
......It cost me £50 a day and a further £60 for insurance.
......This shop will be closed until further notice.We need to talk further about this.


sign (BODY MOVEMENT)
noun [C]a movement of the body which gives information or an instruction: - beri isyarat

......She pointed to her watch as a sign that it was getting late and she wanted to leave.
.....She made/gave a sign to her husband to stop talking.
.....The priest made the sign of the cross (= made the shape of a cross by moving his hand between four points on his chest) when he entered the church.
See also signal (ACTION).



banking giant
a very large bank


banking
noun [U]the business of operating a bank: - urusan bank - pengurusan bank

.....The intricacies of international banking remained a mystery to him.

giant
noun [C] - gergasi - syarikat grgasi - besar - industri raksasa - dia gergasi antara pelakon dan pnulis

3- a very successful and powerful person or organization:

.......He was one of the intellectual/political giants of this century.
........The takeover battle is between two of America's industrial/retail giants (= large companies).


thumping
extremely large, huge


thumping
adjective [before noun], adverb INFORMAL
very big or impressive: - besar - majority besar - bohong besar

....a thumping defeat/victory
.......I'm not carrying that thumping great thing around with me!
.......They won by a thumping majority.

US banks bailout


This is the second massive injection of government cash for America's largest bank. It signifies that the crisis facing the world's leading financial institutions is far from over.

Bank of America needs the extra money to deal with unexpectedly severe debt problems at the investment group Merrill Lynch which it bought last September.

Meanwhile, in a further sign of the times, Citigroup, another US banking giant, has reported a thumping $8bn loss - worse than expected - for the final part of last year.